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RAPSTATION.COM AND COMMUNITIES.COM ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP;
Rapstation.com and Communities.com announce a partnership which will
provide chat sessions between some of rap’s most preeminent and exciting
celebrities. The first chat session will be held on December 21 at 3:00pm
PST between Rapstation.com founder (and frontman of seminal rap group
Public Enemy) and one of Japan’s hottest DJ’s, DJ Yutaka. Drawing the
global Hip Hop community together from opposite ends of the earth, Chuck D
and DJ Yutaka will answer questions from American and Japanese fans, talk
about rap music, and delve into Hip Hop culture.
To access the chat, fans should go to http://www.thepalace.com and
follow the links for Chuck D and DJ Yutaka. 15 minutes prior to the chat,
the site will run a contest, with CD’s and t-shirts as prizes.
Launched in late September, Rapstation.com has already established
itself as a major force in entertainment on the Internet. It has joined
with RealNetworks to promote their newest version of RealPlayer 7 wit
Real.com Take 5, exclusively offered the new single from multi-platinum
artist Coolio for MP3 download, and sponsored Public Enemy’s North
American tour. Rapstation.com has also entered into a strategic alliance
with House of Blues Digital. The joint venture is producing an online
pay-per-view rap concert series, featuring artists such as Wyclef Jean,
Public Enemy and De La Soul.
Rapstation.com also features celebrity interviews, social commentary,
MP3 downloads, and will debut an expanded rap radio station in the near
future. Founded by Chuck D, Rapstation.com is a Creamwerks Multimedia
venture.
Founded in 1995, Communities.com partners with content providers to
create an enhanced sense of place and permanence that uniquely enriches
the community experience. Communities.com furnishes content partners with
its easy-to-use, easy-to-implement tools, including The Palace rich media
interactive communications software and OnLive! multi-voice communications
technology, to create and grow the Internet’s most compelling communities.
The Palace and OnLive! enable Communities.com to deliver superior
real-time experiential communications on the Internet.
Communities.com’s The Palace.com Web site is the hub for the world’s
fastest-growing network of rich media communities, where hundreds of
thousands of people meet, interact, work, play and learn through a global
network of Palace sites. With OnLive! software, Communities.com offers
powerful multi-voice communications networks and online conferencing.
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